Category Archives: Syndicated
Black voters don’t trust mail ballots. That’s a problem for Democrats
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sharon Fason used to accompany her mother to their south Chicago polling place every Election Day as a little girl, watching as she joined their African-Ameri...
May 29, 2020
South African tobacco firms, associations seek court action over cigarette sales ban
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A raft of South African tobacco companies, activists and associations are seeking legal action over the ban on cigarette sales during the country's coronavirus lockdown. South...
May 29, 2020
Futures hit by Sino-U.S. tensions at the end of strong month
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures dropped on Friday as investors braced for President Donald Trump's response to China's national security legislation for Hong Kong, threatening to take th...
May 29, 2020
Exclusive: Ukraine expecting $5 billion IMF loan approval and initial payout next week – PM
By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is expecting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $5 billion loan package on June 5 and to disburse the first tranche of ...
May 29, 2020
China says investment deal talks with EU have made progress
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that the 29th round of China-European Union investment agreement negotiation had made positive progress. (Reporting by Judy Hua and Ryan Wo...
May 29, 2020
Portugal’s tourism collapses in April due to coronavirus
LISBON (Reuters) - The number of overnight stays by tourists in Portugal dropped 98.3% to nearly 71,000 last month from the previous year, showing the sector's collapse as lockdowns to contain the spr...
May 29, 2020
Portugal revises first-quarter GDP contraction to 3.8%
(Reuters) - Portugal's statistics institute revised the magnitude of the quarter-on-quarter economic contraction to a slightly more moderate 3.8% from its flash estimate of 3.9%. In its second reading...
May 29, 2020
Danish state prosecutor drops investigation of Danske Bank auditor EY
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's state prosecutor has dropped its investigation into whether accountant EY breached anti-money laundering laws in connection with its audit of Danske Bank , the Danish ...
May 29, 2020
As lockdowns ease, a Bronx nail salon plans a careful reopening
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - When Yahaira Caraballo opened her nail salon in the Bronx, New York nearly seven years ago, it was a bare-bones shop with two nail technicians. Earlier this year, she had...
May 29, 2020
Former U.S. officials question DOJ’s probe of ‘unmasking’ of Trump ally
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. intelligence officials questioned the Justice Department's naming of a prosecutor to probe the "unmasking" of names in spy-agency eavesdropping rep...
May 29, 2020
